Combination table and ironing board



y 1931. P. E. LARSON v 3 45 COMBINATION TABLE AND IRONING BOARD Filed Jan. 7, 1930 U U 4716a 4 %a f' iG- -5 P Zer E. Lars 022 A TTORNEYS.

Patented May 5, 1931 [PATENT orr icr PETER E. LARSON, or CHICAGO. LLINOIS COMBINATION TABLE AND IRONING BOARD Applicationfiled. January 7 1930. Serial No. 419,144.

My invention relates to ironing boardimprovements for household tables, and my main object is to incorporate a novel ironing board in a table ofthis kind which permits the table to be used in the ordinary manner when the ironing board is not employed, yet

. renders the ironing board immediately available for independent use when desired.

A further object of the invention is to de sign the same with a mechanism fully concealed under the table and compactly use.

grouped within the table-top so as not to pro ject downwardly to be in the way or impart a bunglesome appearance,

A still further object of the invention is to design the novel ironing board for flush disposal in the table top, so that to all appearances the table top is normal and fully available, while the ironing board is not in Another object of the invention is to construc-t the supporting mechanism of the ironing board in 'a'man'nerto furnish a firm vertical support. for the board at the large or mostly used portion of the ironing board.

An additional object of the invention is to furnish a novel propping expedient for the ironing board whereby it is locked from creeping or sagging action. I

A final but nevertheless important object of the invention is to design the novelironing boardwith few and'simple parts of a sturdy anddurable nature. i

With the above'objects in view and any others that may suggest themselvesfrom the tended;

p on the line 2.2 of Figure 1;; 1:2 Fig. 3 is a view similar toFigure Fig. 2 is a section on an enlarged scale taken.

i-ng the ironing board in position for use; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a: fastening evicede ai -f Y Referring specifically to the drawing, 10 denotes a top, 11 the leaves, 12 the sides, 13 the ends, and 1a the legs of a conventional dropleaf table. The only or alteration I make in the construction of the table is to divide the top 10in a longitudinal direction as indicated at 10a with a slightly tapered opening. This opening, however, I fill by replacement with an identical insert15, which constitutes the novel ironing board, this insert seating fiushly and imparting to. the table top its ordinary appearance.

It is my intention that the ironing board 15 be raised out of the table to a handy position for use, as indicated in Figure 3. For this purpose I provide a mechanism primarily based on a transverse shaft 16 journaled in blocks16a within the sides 12 of the table. The shaft is positioned closer to one of the table ends, and receives a sturdy arch 17, which is hinged at18 to atransverse reinforcing rail 19 secured near the corresponding end of the ironing board 15 on the bottom side thereof. The legsof the arch are perforatedto receive the shaft 16 and are glued or screwed thereto to make a firm connection.

The shaft 16 also receives a bifurcated bracket20, ,whose legs are perforated to re ceive the shaft next outside the arch legs 17..

'the. bracket legs, however, being loosely mounted on theshaft. The bracket tapers in a direction away from the shaft, and is thinned outto a dull; chisel point at its extremity. The bracketis adapted to extend inthe direction of the remote or narrow end of the ironing board. 15, and when the latter is raised as in Figure 3, the bracket is in a position to abut a cross piece 21 secured on the under side of the ironing board near the l remote. end, and to be locked in the abutting positionby ajm'anually operable" swivel but- .ton.22 secured to the cross piece and engageable with the end of the bracket. v

At a medial point on its under side, the i ironing board carries a hinge 23, from which depends a prop 24, which extends in a direction opposite from that of the bracket 20 passing .downwardlythrough the same to .ineet thecorresnondingntable end 13. Here the prop is notched with a right angled recess 24a, to receive the top edge of the table end as shown in Figure 3. This edge is cut down as indicated at 13a where the prop 24 seats, so that lateral shoulders 135 are formed in the table end to lock the prop from side slip or travel. Also, the inner side of the table end is provided with a block 130 which furnishes an additional rest for the lower end of the prop 24 and reinforces the table end for a screw 25 directed from the outside, as shown in Figure 3. The head of the screw 25 projects a short distance from the table end and is adapted to receive a strap 26 extended from the upper edge of the prop, where it is secured by nails 26a. The strap is perforated with an eyelet 26b and is used for securing the prop 24 in the seated position by being hooked upon'the screw 25 as shown, so that the prop will not become disengaged from the table end until the strap is unhooked. V

In the collapsed position of the ironing board mechanism just described, it will be noted that the hinge 18 permits the arch 1'? to be folded under the ironing board, also, that theblock 130 forms a rest for the bracket 20 to prevent the dropping of the same; and also that the hinge 23 for the prop 24 is somewhat behind the shaft 16 so that the latter supports the extendedportion of the prop from dropping. Thus, all of the mechanism is compactly folded within the table top and the sides 13, and nothing is visible below the same to be in the way or detract from the appearance of the table. I 7

When the ironing board is to be lifted for use, it need only be picked up at the ends whereby to swing the arch 17 from the folded state to the vertical position indicated in Fig ure 3. The top of the arch is broad both in width and in thickness, as noted, so that it furnishes a. square seat for the cross rail 19 whereby to firmly support the ironing board at the wide end where most of the work and stress occurs. WVith the bracket 20 poised and locked as indicated, the forepart of the board is also supported, so that it will not have any tendency to drop'or move in the direction of the opposite end. Finally, the prop 24 as seated and secured furnishes an additional vertical support for the board as well as a check against the'motion of the ina vertical sense, but locked aga nst longitudinal shift, sag or instability. The board set-up in the manner described is fully as steady as the table itself, and b'ein'gpositioned with its main and greater portion on the table will not create a tendency toupset or cause the creeping of the table as the iron-' ing. is done. y 7 It will be noted thatthe manner of locatin the novel ironing board in connection with a drop-leaf table enables me to secure both easy working access and ample table room for apparel overhanging the board. Thus, .the table leaf is dropped where the operator stands, permitting close access to the ironing board; on the other hand, the remote table leaf is extended,'as indicated at the top of Figure 1, so that garments overhanging the ironing board may rest on the same or be deposited on the extended leaf when finished.

In conclusion, it may be stated that the improved ironing board presents asimple array of sturdy parts and may be operated .the support, a bracket hinged on the shaft and extending to the other end portion of the board, an abutment carried by the latter for the corresponding end of the bracket, and a brace having one end thereof hinged to' the board intermediate said support and said abutment, the other end of said brace being supported by the table.

p The structure of claim 2, and a locking device at the site of the abutment to retain the said end of the bracket to the board.

' 4. A combination table and ironing board comprising a shaft journaled in the table sides. a" support erected upon the shaft, an ironing board hinged with one end portion to the support and extending longitudinally of the table, a bracket hinged on the shaft and removably secured to the other end of the ironing board, and a prop depending from the board and engaging one of the table ends.

5. The structure of claim 4, said prop bein}; hinged from the board.

r 6. The structure of claim 4, said prop having. an inclined course toward the table end engaged by it.

7 The structure of claim 4, the engaging end of said prop being recessed to receive the top corner edge of the table end with a lockingeflect;

8. The structure of claim 4, a projection carriedby said table end, and a tie device 8X- tending from the prop to connect with the projection and secure the prop to the table end.

9. The-structure of claim 4, the top of said table end being recessed to' receive'the engaging end of the prop and prevent the lateral displacement thereof.

10. A combination table and ironing board comprising a shaft journaled in the table sides, support erected upon the shaft, an ironing board hinged With one end portion to the support andextending longitudinally of the table, a bifurcated bracket extending from the shaft to the board and removably secured to the latter, and a prop depending from the board and engaging one of the table ends, said prop passing between the arms of the bracket.

11. A combination table and ironing board comprising a shaft journaled in the table sides, a support erected on the shaft, an ironing board hinged with one end portion to the support, a bracket pivoted with one end on the shaft and extending to the other end portion of the board and removably secured to the latter, a rest block carried by the table end corresponding to the said board end and adapted to engage the end of the bracket, and a prop depending from the board and engaging one of the table ends, said prop crossing the bracket.

12. A combination table and ironing board comprising a shaft journaled in the table sides, an arch erected upon the shaft, an ironing board hinged to the crown of the arch, and a prop having one end hinged on the board and the other end engaging one end of the table, said arch and ironing board being pivotally collapsible in the direction of the other table end whereby to lower the board, and the'prop hinge being located to lie between the shaft and said other table end when the board is lowered, whereby the shaft supports the prop in a folded position in proximity to the board, and a bracket extending from the shaft to the other end of the ironing board and removably secured to the latter.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

PETER E. LARSON. 

